NFLPA's player report card results leaked, with Cleveland Browns finishing near the bottom of the league
The NFL tried to keep the NFLPA's annual team report cards from going public. Inevitably, the information leaked anyway, and for the Cleveland Browns, the results aren't ideal.
According to ESPN's Kalyn Kahler, who acquired the report card results, the Browns were ranked 30th for their overall grade, which is exactly where they landed in 2025. Wildly enough, Cleveland's archrival, the Pittsburgh Steelers finished dead last.
The grades are broken down by individual categories such as treatment of familes, food/dining, locker room, training room, training staff, travel and even head coach and ownership, among others. Each category is then given a letter grade between A-plus through F-minus.
Kahler did reveal each team's overall results category-by-category. With the Browns netting just a single A-level letter grade, in the form of an A- for defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. The lowest overall grade was an F for the locker room, which has consistently been graded poorly every year the NFLPA's player report card.
Here's the full list of grades:
In 2025, Cleveland had just one A on their report card for their weight room, which went through a major overhaul in 2024. The lowest grade came via the team's locker room, which received an F-. Team travel, training room and treatment of families all received different variations of a D letter grade. Ownership received a C+.
The player report cards have become an annual practice of the NFLPA for each of the last four years. Prior to this year, the results were always released publicly during NFL Combine Week.
Earlier this month, however, the NFL won an arbitration hearing against the player's union, which effectively banned the union from publishing future report card scores, citing that it went against the collective bargaining agreement and "disparaged NFL clubs and individuals."
In response, the union vowed to continue conducting the survey, regardless. Despite the NFL's best efforts to keep the information confidential, it was bound to get out there.
While the Browns were once again one of the lowest scoring teams, the Miami Dolphins retained their No. 1 spot for a second consecutive year, according to Kahler. The Minnesota Vikings were second, and the Washington Commanders rose to third.
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